Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/olějь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oleum, or directly from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).

Noun

*olějь m

oil, olive oil

Declension

Declension of *olějь (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*olějь	*olěja	*olěji
genitive	*olěja	*olěju	*olějь
dative	*olěju	*olějema	*olějemъ
accusative	*olějь	*olěja	*olěję̇
instrumental	olějьmь, olějemь^*	*olějema	*olěji
locative	*olěji	*olěju	*olějixъ
vocative	*olěju	*olěja	*olěji

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: олѣи (olěi, “olive oil”)
  - Old Ruthenian: олѣй (olěj), алѣй (alěj)
    - Belarusian: алей (aljej)
    - Ukrainian: олія (olija)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: елей (elej)
- Slovene: olje
- Old Church Slavonic: олѣи (olěi)
  - → Romanian: ulei
West Slavic:
- Czech: olej
- Polish: olej
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: wolej
  - Upper Sorbian: wolij

References

Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “Proto-Slavic/olějь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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